Re: [PATCH] better git-submodule status output

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Jul 9, 2008, 12:31 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0807091427270.5277@eeepc-johanness>
In-Reply-To: <20080709101330.GA3525@joyeux>

Hi,

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Sylvain Joyeux wrote:

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>   On the symbols side, I propose:
>     > submodule commit is a direct descendant of the commit in the
>       superproject
>     < submodule commit is a direct ancestor of the commit in the
>       superproject
>     + no direct relation between submodule commit and commit in the
>       superproject
>     ? the commit in the superproject cannot be found in the submodule
>       (replaces the initial '!' in my patch)

I like the output of "git checkout" when your local branch is not agreeing with the tracked branch. Maybe it would be more user-friendly to have submodule use that type of message, instead of cryptic single letter?

On a related note, the long commit name has been a constant nuisance for me. A short commit name is perfectly enough, methinks.

> - define a git-submodule 'fetch' subcommand which call fetch in each
>   submodule and runs the verbose mode of git-status (can be disabled by
>   a --quiet option).

I like it.

You probably can refactor the code for "update" to do that nicely.

Ciao, Dscho